Butter-plate.



e. L. HOBEISQN.

BUTTER PLATE. APPLIO LTIOI FISH! IL! 18, 160i.

Patepted Apr. 13, 1-969. if f .as an formed or a single GEORGE L. MORRISON, OF HUDSON, MICHIGAN.

BUTTER-PLATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 13, 1909.

Application flail ma 1:, 1908. semi No. 433,4.

To all w/wm it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gannon L..Monmsoz-t, citizen of the United States, residing at Hudson, in the county of Lenawee and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful improvements in Butte1-Plates, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hutter plates such piece of pasteboard reduced to a dished shape and secured in such shape by end fasteners of wire; and it contemplates the provision of a butter plate. of the hind stated. embodying such a the inside stiffening and strengthening portion 1'. and the inner of the portions I rests between the two folds y. This a rrangement. gives increased strength to the end porlion of the plate. and. at the same time. enahles each prong of the fastener B to extend through both outside portions (1'. both folds and the inside portion f which also contributes to the strength of the end portion of the platcf It. will further be noted that; the relative arrangement of the portions I" admits of the ennloytnent of a short wire fastener 13 whi h essens the. cost.

construction that its end portions are inalfitterially stiffened and increased in strength. The invention will he fully understood frourthe following de cription and claim when the same are read in connection with the drawings. accompanying and forming part of'this specification, in which: 1 of a single piece of suitable material. and A Fi 1 i a i i pti g 3 comprising a rectangular bottom. side walls my now-l bum-r late a partly formed. 1 inclined outwardly and upwardly from. the l of producing the plate.

lla\'iu; described my lllYtltllmt. what I' claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patcut. is:

The herein described butler plate, consist- 7 ing essentially ot a major portion. formed Fig. 2 is a View of the blank of paper or longitudinal sides of the bottom. and end cardboard of which. the plate is formed. walls each inning an inside still'ening and 25 Fig. 3 is a detail elevation of the inner Sitlo strengthening portion 1' tapered or graduof one end of the. plate. Fig. 4: is a detail all) reduced in width from its lower end to elevation of the outer side thereof. its uppeecnd. outside portions (1' lapped Rei'crringiry letter to the said drawings: one over the other back of and oppasite said 8 .t' is my novel plate as a whole: the same inside portion 1''. and l'olda g each connect- 30 comprising a major portion of paper. cardfl u Offhe outside portions .4" and the board or other suitable material, and end Inside portion 1''. and one arranged hctwcen fasteners it, of wire. one of which is shown the inner of the portions 1/ and the inin Figs. 1,3 14, --.ide portion f, and the other arranged 8 The major portion of the plate is made b tw en the t o porti ns 41': the upper 35 up ol' a rectangular bottom :1. side walls edges of said portion 1''. l'old y and porinclined outwardly and upwardly from the tions 1/ being; adjacent each other. and end longitudinalsidesof the bottom. and end fa teners. of wire. each having a short, \\:tll5o". The said end walls a are identical Zoutal body disposed at the outer side. of in construction and thcrcl'ore a detailed dethe outside portions (1' and also having scription of the one shown at the right of pl'ongs..nt the ends of said body. extending Fig. l and in Figs. 1. and -l will sufiice to through the portions 41'. t'olds and poruupart a dclinitunderstanding of both. tion 1'' and terminating in end portions bent.v The said end wail 11- comprises outside porasxainst the inner side of the illsltl'. portion 9 l lions o" intermediate which and the side 1''. as and for the purpose EUl i'orth.

- 5 walls I) are rounded corners e, and an inside in testimony whereof i hate m-reunto set stitl'ening and strengthening portion f hemy hand in presence of two -nbscrilvillg lwecu which and the outside portions 11' are witnesses.

folds 1 the said llmltlt! portion 1' being tapered or gradually reduced in width upwardly to enable the same and the folds g t receive the prongs of The outside portions d GEORGE L. \IURRISOX.

W it nes e s L. 1. limp, G. I. 'lnonrson.

a short fastener B. are lapped back of 

